Nicky Vollebregt

 

"For SMOCK I studied how textiles can be shaped by implementing drawstrings in woven textiles. Precisely pre-calculated drawstring patterns are woven into the fabric, enclosing different silhouettes, styles, sizes and functions in a single piece of cloth. By pulling these, the piece can adapt to changing wants and needs.

Smocking is historically used to shape valuable textiles without cutting into them, making them easier to alter and reuse. For SMOCK, I studied this how this way of shaping textiles, and this mindset behind producing and consuming, could better find its place in today's world." Nicky Vollebregt

Working at TC2 Wearable Senses Lab, Nicky developed the main chunk of samples and explorations for this project combining hand-stitching and multi-layer machine embroidery the piece at the start and below is the result of all this work but as Nicky says this is the start, it will be very interesting to see what she develops from here.

Nosapluna

 

'Nosapluna' is a label created by four students from Helsinki Finland

Their mission is creating everything from scratch, weaving the fabric, crafting it into garments the beauty of hand created is tangible and all pervasive.

Amy Revier

The Silent Traveller is an ongoing project by Amy Revier honouring literature through textile and clothing creation, a study of the intersection between clothing and literature, exploring how the two operate as parallel forms of travel. Each reader’s suit set is paired with an antiquarian travel memoir, drawing its colour and sensibility from the text. Inspired by Chiang Yee’s memoir ‘The Silent Traveller in the Yorkshire Dales’ (1941), this collection honours the timeless nature of his artistic and literary practice, an homage to the beauty and sensitivity of moving through the world with consideration and care.

Edition VI winter sets in Yorkshire corduroy are made for & available @bluemountainschool

French Handkerchiefs mid 1800's

 

A selection of embroidered French linen handkerchiefs from the early-mid 1800's, just for the stupendous skill and beauty.

Koeum Park

 

Forme D’expression is a fashion label designed by the female Korean designer Koeun Park. She was born in Seoul and studied Haute Couture workmanship at the Ecole de la Chambre Syndicale de la mode Parisienne, Paris, before becoming a Master at Instituto Marangoni in Milan in 1998. Koeum lives and works in Perugia, Italy where she started the Forme D’Expression in 2005. 

Koeun is known for her soft tailoring and elegant silhouettes. The meticulous approach to construction, followed by many layers of post-work exemplifies the brand’s philosophy of having the clothing be real. Her women’s and men’s collections are created with a full wardrobe in mind and cater to men and women who appreciate luxury in subtlety. Koeum's pieces hold intricate craftsmanship and attention to detail that brings contemporary style to the forefront. Forme D’expression is a uniquely quiet design structure that gives women and men’s luxury street fashion a subtle breath of fresh air.

Luba Krejci

 

Bobbin-made lace hanging, designed by artist Luba Krejci (1925-2005), Czechoslovakia, (above) from the collection of the Cooper-Hewitt Museum. 1982. Below lace portraits Luba used a unique lace technique, "nitak." which enabled her to draw intriguing human and animal interlaced figures in thread.